different between ditto vs metoo

English

Etymology

First attested in 1625. From regional Italian ditto, variant of detto, past participle of dire (“to say”), from Latin d?c? (“I say, I speak”). Not related to Italian dito (“finger”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?t??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d?to?/, [?d??o?]
• Rhymes: -?t??

Noun

ditto (plural dittos or dittoes)

1. That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
2. (informal) A duplicate or copy of a document, particularly one created by a spirit duplicator.

3. A copy; an imitation.
4. A symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated.
5. (historical, in the plural) A suit of clothes of the same colour throughout.

Synonyms

• (symbol): ditto mark; (abbreviations): do. (dated), do (rare)

Derived terms

• ditto suit
• suit of dittoes

Translations

Adverb

ditto (not comparable)

1. As said before, likewise.

Translations

Verb

ditto (third-person singular simple present dittos, present participle dittoing, simple past and past participle dittoed)

1. (transitive) To repeat the aforesaid, the earlier action etc.
   • 1989, K. K. N. Kurup, Agrarian struggles in Kerala

     The Communists believed that Prakasam, the Prime Minister, never tried to check the bureaucracy but dittoed every action of the corrupt officials and police.

Synonyms

• ape
• echo

Translations

Interjection

ditto

1. Used as an expression of agreement with what another person has said, or to indicate that what they have said equally applies to the person being addressed.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From older Italian ditto. Doublet of diktum.

Adverb

ditto

1. ditto

Interjection

ditto

1. ditto

Portuguese

Noun

ditto m (plural dittos)

1. Obsolete spelling of dito

Adjective

ditto m (feminine singular ditta, masculine plural dittos, feminine plural dittas, comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of dito

Verb

ditto

1. Obsolete spelling of dito

English

Pronunciation

Phrase

metoo

1. (Internet) Deliberate misspelling of me too, used to indicate agreement.

Verb

metoo (third-person singular simple present metoos, present participle metooing, simple past and past participle metooed)

1. (intransitive) To agree by, or as by, saying me too.

Anagrams

• Tomoe, tomoe